Difference between revisions of "Reginald Burnard Darke"
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Darke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 20}} | Darke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1907.{{NLMar13|p. 20}} | ||
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Darke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926.<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | Darke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1926.<ref>Darke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/50/88.|D7604500}} Unnumbered folio.</ref> | ||
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In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Conquest|f=t}}. | In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the {{UK-Conquest|f=t}}. | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 30 June 2015
Rear-Admiral Reginald Burnard Darke, C.B., D.S.O., RN. (22 August, 1885 – 1962) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Darke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1907.[1]
He was appointed to the submarine C 13 on 27 May, 1909. He left on 1 March, 1910 to take command of the submarine A 7. Successively, he was placed in command of B 1 on 8 August, 1910 and C 16 on 5 January, 1911. This string of undersea work was broken when he was appointed to King George V of the Second Battle Squadron on 14 December, 1912. This appointment would carry him well into the war.[2]
Great War
Darke left King George V on 1 July, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the submarine C 1.
Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1915, Darke was to remain in C1 until 1 January, 1916..[3]
A year and a half in command of G 2 followed, then a year in L 1.[4]\
Darke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1918.[5]
Post-War
Darke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1926.[6]
In December, 1926, Darke was appointed in command of the light cruiser Conquest.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 June, 1937 and placed on the Retired List under the provisions of the Order in Council of 9 March, 1914 the next day.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Claude C. Dobson |
Captain of H.M.S. A 7 1 Mar, 1910[8] |
Succeeded by Roland A. V. Durell |
| Preceded by Thomas F. Besant |
Captain of H.M.S. C 16 5 Jan, 1911[9] |
Succeeded by Ferdinand E. B. Feilmann |
| Preceded by Geoffrey Layton |
Captain of H.M.S. Maidstone ? – 31 Mar, 1926[10] |
Succeeded by Colin Cantlie |
| Preceded by Robert R. Turner |
Captain of H.M.S. Conquest Dec, 1926[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 20.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ Darke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/88. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 286.
- ↑ Superseded that day. Cantlie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/263. f. 278.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
